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ICESCO DG Meets the Wali of Rabat

Posted on 10 November 2021 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), met Mr. Mohamed Yacoubi, Wali of Rabat-Salé-Kenitra Region, to explore cooperation between ICESCO and the Wilaya as part of the Celebration of Rabat as the Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for 2022 to ensure the optimum conditions for the success of this great celebration.

At the beginning of this meeting, held on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at the Wilaya headquarters, in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik expressed ICESCO’s appreciation and gratitude to the Kingdom of Morocco and its Capital, Rabat, for hosting the Organization headquarters since 1982, commending the great cooperation with all Moroccan government institutions, civil society organizations, cooperatives and bodies.

For his part, Mr. Yacoubi lauded ICESCO’s initiative to proclaim Rabat as the Capital of Culture in the Islamic World for 2022 and the royal approval of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may Allah assist him, for this initiative. He also stressed that Wilaya will cooperate closely with ICESCO to implement the program of this year-round celebration.

Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, ICESCO Deputy DG, and Mr. Najib Rhiati, Advisor to the General Directorate, also attended the meeting.

Indonesian Student Delegation in Morocco Visits ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat

Posted on 10 November 20219 August 2024 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

A large delegation of Indonesian students enrolled in different Moroccan universities visited the headquarters of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) to have a closer look at the work nature of the Organization’s different sectors and departments and explore ways to benefit from ICESCO’s programs and activities.

During the visit, which took place on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of ICESCO, met with the Indonesian students and engaged in a constructive conversation with them, emphasizing the Organization’s keenness to cooperate with Indonesia, a Member State of ICESCO since 1986. Dr. AlMalik introduced the student delegation to the major programmes and activities developed by the Organization to train young people in its Member States and build their capacities, extending the invitation to the student delegation to take part in such activities.

In response to a question from one of the students on the possibility of physical participation in the Organization’s activities, Dr. AlMalik clarified that all ICESCO events are usually open for those interested; however, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Organization has reduced the number of physical attendees in compliance with precautionary measures. He added that all conferences and seminars are streamed live on ICESCO’s Facebook pages in the three working languages of the Organization.

Following their meeting with ICESCO DG, the Indonesian students were taken on a tour of the Organization during which they were introduced to the working mechanisms of the various sectors, departments, and centers by several ICESCO Officials.

At the close of the visit, the Indonesian students expressed their delight to visit ICESCO headquarters and acquaint themselves with its activities, reaffirming their eagerness to get involved in ICESCO’s programmes, particularly those aiming at training young people and building their capacities.

ICESCO Participates in Meeting of Educational Affairs Council of Palestinian Children and UNRWA in Cairo

Posted on 10 November 2021 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

The Education Sector of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) participated in the 31st joint meeting between the Educational Affairs Council of the Palestinian Children and education officials of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), held by the Sector of Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories at the headquarters of the General Secretariat to the League of Arab States in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, with the aim of exploring the educational process in the educational institutions of the Agency and discussing prospects for cooperation between the Educational Affairs Council and UNRWA in the field of education.

During the meeting, which started on November 9, 2021, Dr. Ahmed El-Zonfoli, Program Manager at ICESCO Education Sector, reviewed the Organization’s efforts to support education in Palestine and the various ICESCO educational projects, programs and activities for the benefit of the State of Palestine, noting that the Organization’s vision pays special attention to address all forms of deprivation of education for all children and youth and intensifies efforts and support for Palestinian educational institutions.

The meeting also touched upon ways to upgrade all components of the educational process in UNRWA educational institutions, including buildings, school equipment, textbooks, conditions of teachers and workers, vocational training, educational guidance and scholarships. It also discussed the need to unify efforts and cooperation to strengthen UNRWA’s educational special programs to overcome the challenges related to the development and advancement of Palestinian educational institutions, as well as the need to formulate a strategy to ensure the continuity of the Agency’s action in providing education to more than half a million Palestinians in the Arab lands.

ICESCO Takes Part in Symposium on Arabs and Regional and International Changes at Assilah Forum

Posted on 9 November 20219 August 2024 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy Director-General of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), accompanied by an ICESCO delegation including Dr. Mohamed Zinelabidine, Head of the Sector of Culture and Communication, and Ambassador Khaled Fatherrahman, Head of the Center for Civilizational Dialogue, took part in the opening ceremony of the academic symposium titled “Arabs and New Regional and International Changes: Future of Arabism”. The Symposium was held by the Assilah Forum Foundation, on Monday 8 November 2021, at Prince Bandar bin Sultan Library in Assila.

The Symposium is held as part of the activities of the 42nd edition of the International Cultural Festival of Assila, held under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, may Allah assist him, from 29 October to 18 November 2021. The Forum saw high-caliber participation including prominent intellectual and cultural personalities.

Three Winning Technological Projects at ICESCO Youth Training Program in Kazakhstan

Posted on 9 November 20219 August 2024 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

During the meeting, held on Monday (November 8, 2021), via videoconference, all the participating teams presented their projects before the jury composed of Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Advisor at ICESCO Science and Technology Sector, in addition to several experts and specialists in the field of entrepreneurship and funding for start-ups.

At the close of the meeting, the jury announced the three winners at the national level in Kazakhstan. “Parqour Team,” which presented a project on Neural Network Enabled Parking Management System, won the first place; “QazTracker Team” won the second place with the project on the system of digitalization and predictive analytics of the health status of cattle and horses in real time, using IoT technology and Machine Learning; and the third place went to “Bazon Team” for its project titled ‘inline on-demand shopping is the way we do business.’

This program will be mainstreamed in 10 countries in the Islamic world with teams from each country to present their projects at ICESCO International Forum in 2022 before a host of donors and investors to obtain funding for these projects.

ICESCO DG Receives the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Rabat

Posted on 9 November 2021 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received Mr. Keeyong Chung, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco, to explore prospects for cooperation between ICESCO and Korea in the fields of education, science and culture.

During this meeting, held on Monday, November 8, 2021, at ICESCO Headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik reviewed the main outlines of the Organization’s vision and action strategy, which adopts an open-door policy with all countries, including non-Member States, to promote cooperation and hold partnerships for the benefit of the Member States and Muslim communities around the world, pointing out that ICESCO has amended its Charter to allow non-Member States to join the Organization as observers.

ICESCO DG also explained that the Organization seeks to become a leading international institution in civilizational dialogue and a center of excellence on strategic foresight and artificial intelligence for the benefit of its Member States. Besides, he noted that the Organization supports girls, women and youth through training sessions on leadership for peace and security, highlighting ICESCO’s action in safeguarding and preserving heritage through the inscription of historical sites and cultural elements on the Islamic World Heritage List.

The meeting discussed proposals for cooperation between ICESCO and Korea, particularly in education given the great successes and outstanding expertise of the educational system in the Republic of Korea, which can be shared with Muslim countries through specialized conferences and seminars. The meeting also touched upon cooperation in the field of teaching Arabic, research and studies centers, and the provision of scholarships to young people from the Member States to study in Korea.

For his part, the Korean Ambassador to Morocco commended the ongoing development and modernization within ICESCO, as attested by all his fellow ambassadors in Rabat, noting that the presence of a Korean expert at ICESCO reaffirms the Organization’s openness approach although Korea is not one of its Member States.

The Korean Ambassador inquired about the necessary procedures for any country to join ICESCO as an observer, stressing that he will strive to ensure the accession of Korea to ICESCO based on his conviction of the importance of membership at a well-established Organization that represents 54 countries with which Korea has special relations.

ICESCO Participates in Symposium on Capacity-building in Climate Action in Africa

Posted on 6 November 2021 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

The Science and Technology Sector of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), on Friday (November 5, 2021), participated in the Symposium that the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) held, in partnership with the Moroccan Climate Change Competence Center, on cooperation for the promotion of capacity-building in local climate action in Africa. The event aimed at exchanging experiences, sharing environment-related research works and studies, and strengthening partnerships to raise awareness of climate issues at the local and regional levels in Africa.

In his statement at the symposium, held as part of “COP26” that the United Kingdom hosts in Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. Raheel Qamar, Head of ICESCO Science and Technology Sector, reviewed the various initiatives, programs and activities of the Organization, which aim to improve ecosystems of Muslim countries, build capacities in the preservation of biodiversity and environment protection, and address the effects of climate change.

The symposium also brought together Dr. Foued El-Aini and Dr. Ismail Dialo, Experts at ICESCO Science and Technology Sector, and a host of representatives of organizations working in the field of environmental protection, experts and specialists.

ICESCO Takes Part in the Conference of General Union of Arab Archaeologists in Cairo

Posted on 6 November 2021 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

The Sector of Culture and Communication at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) took part in the 24th conference of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists in Cairo that kicked off today, Saturday, November 6, 2021, at the Union’s headquarters in Sheikh Zayed, Cairo, and concludes its proceedings tomorrow.

In his address, Dr. Osama Elnahas, Heritage Expert at the Sector, reviewed the Organization’s efforts in conserving the Islamic world’s cultural heritage in all its diverse forms and specificities, as well as its vision that is in line with considerable technological advances in the world. He noted that this vision generated an action strategy that is constantly adapted to rapid global changes in all fields, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence, and that ICESCO uses these technologies in its newly established Heritage Center.

The ICESCO representative added that during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Organization held multiple specialized sessions in distinct fields of tangible, intangible and underwater cultural heritage, and a training session on combating illicit trafficking of cultural property in Libya, explaining that ICESCO Culture and Communication Sector is planning to hold a series of training sessions on the use of underwater archaeological excavation techniques, and the protection and management of underwater cultural heritage.

Dr. Elnahas added that the ICESCO established an action plan to prepare and publish scientific encyclopedias, atlases and specialized studies in the field of cultural heritage, the launch of which was marked by the initiation of work on the Encyclopedia of the Tangible Heritage of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the Atlas of Marine and Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Islamic World, as well as a study on the role of cultural heritage in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Expert commended the role of the General Union of Arab Archaeologists in protecting cultural heritage in the Arab world and called for enhanced cooperation between the Union and ICESCO through the cooperation agreement signed between the two sides to bring impetus to cultural heritage protection efforts in the Islamic world.

Proclamation of Rabat as Islamic World Capital of Culture for 2022

Posted on 5 November 2021 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and Mr. Mohamed Al-Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication of the Kingdom of Morocco, explored the arrangements for the proclamation of Rabat as the 2022 Islamic World Capital of Culture for the Arab Region, as part of ICESCO’s Islamic World Capitals of Culture Program.

At the beginning of the meeting, held today, Friday 05 November 2021, at the Ministry Headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik congratulated Mr. Bensaid on the trust placed in him by His Majesty, King Mohamed VI, may Allah preserve him, upon his appointment as Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, expressing his warm wishes to Mr. Bensaid in assuming this major responsibility.

The meeting also discussed the executive measures relating to agreeing upon the details of the programs and activities to be implemented throughout 2022, as part of the celebration of Rabat as the Islamic World Capital of Culture for 2022. The two parties also talked about the consultative meeting to be held on 22 November 2021, to present the blueprint of the celebration programme, which will bring together representatives from all ministries in the new Moroccan Government and an ICESCO team.

In addition, the two parties discussed the proposal of the Moroccan Ministry of Culture to organize the upcoming edition of the International Book and Publishing Fair in Rabat. The Fair is one of the major cultural events in Morocco and features a variety of activities relating to books, publishing and culture.

Moreover, the two parties also discussed the latest developments regarding several cultures and heritage projects, to be implemented by ICESCO in cooperation with the Moroccan Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, reaffirming their keenness to sustain the fruitful cooperation between ICESCO and the Ministry in the fields of youth training and capacity building, culture, heritage and the co-organization of a number of cultural events.

Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Deputy DG, and Mr. Najib Riati, Advisor to the General Directorate, also attended the meeting.

ICESCO Takes Part in Workshop on Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Posted on 5 November 2021 by MOHAMED.AQEIL

The Science and Technology Sector at the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) participated, via videoconferencing, in a workshop on food loss and waste reduction in the Mediterranean countries, held on Thursday, November 4, 2021, and organized by the German Thünen Institute, to discuss effective means of reducing food waste and preventing food surplus, as well as promoting knowledge-sharing among experts and specialists in this field.

During the workshop, Dr. Mohammad Sharif, Advisor at ICESCO Science and Technology Sector, moderated a session under the theme “Addressing Food Waste through Educational Campaigns” that brought together representatives of different specialized organizations to discuss means of curtailing food waste at manufacturing and consumption levels through enhanced cooperation between private sector actors in the Mediterranean countries.

ICESCO’s representative emphasized the importance of concerted efforts to mitigate the impact of food waste, strengthen the capacities of states and communities for food security, raise awareness of the importance of environmental and water preservation, and harness renewable resources to build a sustainable world for future generations.

The workshop featured a discussion session during which the participants answered several questions relating to food loss reduction in primary production and tourism activities and discussed ways of overcoming this challenge through educational campaigns.

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